Anne Woehrle

Anne Woehrle, 85, of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the home of Diane and John Kogoy.

She was born May 22, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, a daughter of the late Stanley and Anna Gurdock Washinski. She attended the Wilkes-Barre schools and was a former resident of Plainfield Township, where she was employed in the local garment industry. After her retirement she returned to the Wilkes-Barre area.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Woehrle; granddaughter, Katherine Woehrle; sister Eleanor Washinski; brothers, Henry, Stanley, Eugene, Edward and Joseph Washinski.

Surviving are her sons, John Woehrle and his wife, Jane, Edmund, Oklahoma; Robert Woehrle and his wife, Cerina, Tobyhanna; grandchildren, John and Robert Woehrle, Becky Hewett; four great-grandchildren; sister Florence Gavoni, Connecticut; niece, Diane Kogoy, and her husband, John, Wilkes-Barre.

The funeral will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. from E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Benedict's Church, Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas. Friends may call Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to:
, 71 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Condolences can be sent to the family at: www.eblakecollins.com